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COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Co-chairs:

• Stephen Conroy (Academic Affairs: Faculty, School of Business Administration)
• Sr. Gina Rodee ( Mission and Ministry: Assistant Vice President, Mission)

Members:

• Maria Pilar Aquino (Faculty, College of Arts & Sciences)
• Cheryl Clark (Undergraduate Student)
• Kenneth Gonzales (Faculty, School of Leadership & Education Sciences)
• Lupita Jewell (Staff, Student Learning & Inclusion)
• Sr. Sharon McGuire (Faculty, School of Nursing & Health Science)
• Michael McIntyre (Director, University Ministry)
• Teresa O’Rourke (Assistant Dean, School of Law)
• Pamela Gray Payton (Assistant Vice President, Public Relations)
• Linda Peterson (Faculty, College of Arts & Sciences)
• Gina Roaldi (Graduate Student)
• Nina Sciuto (Director, Human Resources)
• Gregory Zackowski (Director, Hahn University Center)

DEFINE SUCCESS: proposed objectives for this time period

• Write a CST statement in simple terms which describes the Catholic Church’s social teaching
• Survey other universities with the purpose of collecting contact information, identifying potential resources to USD, and understanding how other institutions are living and teaching CST
• Inventory what USD is currently doing to support CST
• Using the data collected from the off-campus survey and the on-campus assessment, propose a plan to strengthen USD’s understanding of CST, encourage a dialogue on CST, and develop academic and co-curricular activities that support CST

DISCOVERY: summarize the current situation

• Review CST documents
• Inventory how USD currently supports CST
• Identify what other institutions are doing to support CST

DEVELOP PLAN: proposed timeline with dates

January 2006	- Roll out off-campus survey - Develop CST website (basic) - Roll out on-campus inventory
February 2006	- Prepare initial Campus Conversations plan (e.g., themes, dates, speakers) - Begin data analysis of off-campus survey and on-campus inventory
March 2006	- Develop reports from off-campus survey and on-campus inventory - Post reports and data on CST website - Revise Campus Conversations plan using data form survey and inventory - Prepare budget for proposed CST activities for 2006-2007
April 2006	- Solicit feedback on Campus Conversations plan (e.g., via e-mails, open forums); present survey and inventory findings - Prepare 2006-2007 work plan to launch CST activities
May 2006	- Propose work plan and oversight structure

What resources will be required to accomplish the objectives?

Financial	- ACCU Conference on CST ($5,000)
Personnel	- Hiring of a part-time, administrative support person with web-maintenance duties
Space	- Existing
Technical	- Existing

SUCCESS: list accomplishments and dates achieved

• Identified institutions to send off-campus survey (November 2005)
• Developed CST definition or statement: long version for CST website; short version for off-campus survey and on-campus inventory instruments (December 2005)
• Developed off-campus survey and e-mailed to Catholic universities and colleges; 30 institutions completed the survey (January 2006)
• Developed CST website (January-March 2006)
• Developed on-campus inventory and e-mailed to vice presidents and deans (February 2006)
• Developed 2006-07 work plan, budget and list of potential speakers (February-April 2006)
• Collaborated with other departments to create a master calendar focusing on specific CST themes – general agreement to coordinate, co-sponsor and support events (February-April 2006)
• Synthesized survey and inventory data and drafted summary reports (March-June 2006)
• Completed final reports: off-campus summary report sent to respondents; off-campus and on-campus reports placed on CST website (June 2006)

MEASURABLE INDICATORS: list the indicator(s) that serve as a baseline or show progress toward the objectives (Note: 2006-07 CST events would serve as a baseline for future years)

# speakers brought to USD with CST committee involvement (separate counts for CST-sponsored and CST-supported)

# panels/panelists

# attendees at the lectures

# attendees at the panel discussions

# students participating in CSL/CST activities/trips

# students participating in UM/CST activities/trips

# hits on website (website as a resource)